Nerve damage from epidural?

Is anyone suffering from nerve damage or chronic back pain from your epidural/birth?
My back is really taking a toll on me, my mental health and my physical health. Wondering whether I need to get checked or this is normal…

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Get it checked. I was told with mine it was just all the muscles recovering and going back to where they were before but if still hurting in X amount of time, see them again. But if it's affecting you that badly it is always worth getting checked out hun

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Thank you! It’s one specific point in my back where if i touch it, it sends a shock up my back. Got a doctors appointment this afternoon so they can look at it as it’s causing me so much pain and stress!

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That's okay 😊 hope everything turns out okay and it's nothing serious 🤞🤞

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I did with my first, they attempted an epidural 10 times in a row with 5 injections of general anaesthetic :) my back was fucked. You can still see the line where they tried and it’s been 2 years next week! I had physio after birth and an mri to make sure no where was damaged. I still get horrific back pain I won’t like but it’s not constant anymore sometimes I can’t lay flat on my back either because it sends pain up and down my spine

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See a good chiropractor. I suffered with lower back pain for a year after my first baby and one visit to chiropractor I was cured. I have just had my second and seen them again after birth and no pain. They will click you all over and realign your spine.

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